Pub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-01-23DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307939
Della Hughes Carter, Mary Claire Meimers, Emily Fowler Bemben
An academic health center (AHC) that provides primary care to an urban, underresourced population recognized the need for an integrated model of care to address behavioral health needs. The Ambulatory Integration of the Medical and Social (AIMS) Collaborative Care Model's five pillars provided the framework and enhanced outcomes through tailored initiatives at the AHC, expanding to onsite satellite locations in senior subsidized housing, and through telehealth services. The results showed increased access to behavioral health care and improved depression and anxiety symptoms. (Am J Public Health. 2025;115(3):296-300. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307939).
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Pub Date : 2025-03-01DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307997
David Michaels, Gregory R Wagner
{"title":"Bearing Witness and Spurring Action for Worker Safety and Health.","authors":"David Michaels, Gregory R Wagner","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307997","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307997","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 3","pages":"316-318"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11845811/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143405196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307992
Mary T Bassett
{"title":"Threats to Democracy and the Right to Health.","authors":"Mary T Bassett","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307992","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307992","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 3","pages":"307-309"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11845832/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143405347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-01-23DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307899
Stacey L Rowe, Sheena G Sullivan, Flor M Munoz, Matthew M Coates, Onyebuchi A Arah, Annette K Regan
Objectives. To estimate maternal COVID-19, influenza, and pertussis vaccine uptake during pregnancy by insurance type and identify factors characterizing those vaccinated and unvaccinated. Methods. We conducted a US cohort study of pregnant individuals (for pregnancies ending December 11, 2020-September 30, 2022) using insurance claims data. We calculated vaccination probability using Kaplan-Meier methods and identified factors associated with vaccination through binomial regression with inverse probability weights. Results. Among 695 887 pregnant individuals (median age = 32 years for privately and 27 years for publicly insured), the cumulative probability of COVID-19 vaccination was 43.0% (privately insured) and 11.8% (publicly insured). We observed marked disparities between influenza (33.2% vs 14.2%) and pertussis (70.3% vs 42.8%) vaccination. Only 6.8% (privately insured) and 1.1% (publicly insured) received all 3 vaccines. COVID-19 and influenza vaccination odds were lower among drug and tobacco users. People with high-risk medical conditions, particularly the publicly insured, commonly were vaccinated. Conclusions. Marked vaccine uptake disparities exist between privately and publicly insured pregnant people. Understanding structural barriers, particularly for Medicaid enrollees, is critical to improving maternal vaccine access. (Am J Public Health. 2025;115(3):354-363. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307899).
{"title":"Uptake of Recommended Vaccines During Pregnancy Among Publicly and Privately Insured People in the United States, December 2020-September 2022.","authors":"Stacey L Rowe, Sheena G Sullivan, Flor M Munoz, Matthew M Coates, Onyebuchi A Arah, Annette K Regan","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307899","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307899","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives.</b> To estimate maternal COVID-19, influenza, and pertussis vaccine uptake during pregnancy by insurance type and identify factors characterizing those vaccinated and unvaccinated. <b>Methods.</b> We conducted a US cohort study of pregnant individuals (for pregnancies ending December 11, 2020-September 30, 2022) using insurance claims data. We calculated vaccination probability using Kaplan-Meier methods and identified factors associated with vaccination through binomial regression with inverse probability weights. <b>Results.</b> Among 695 887 pregnant individuals (median age = 32 years for privately and 27 years for publicly insured), the cumulative probability of COVID-19 vaccination was 43.0% (privately insured) and 11.8% (publicly insured). We observed marked disparities between influenza (33.2% vs 14.2%) and pertussis (70.3% vs 42.8%) vaccination. Only 6.8% (privately insured) and 1.1% (publicly insured) received all 3 vaccines. COVID-19 and influenza vaccination odds were lower among drug and tobacco users. People with high-risk medical conditions, particularly the publicly insured, commonly were vaccinated. <b>Conclusions.</b> Marked vaccine uptake disparities exist between privately and publicly insured pregnant people. Understanding structural barriers, particularly for Medicaid enrollees, is critical to improving maternal vaccine access. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(3):354-363. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307899).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"354-363"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11845822/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143027895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307976
Alfredo Morabia
{"title":"115 Years of Advancing Public Health: What Comes Next?","authors":"Alfredo Morabia","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307976","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307976","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 3","pages":"245-246"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11845809/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143405189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2025.115.3.241-242
{"title":"Mastheads.","authors":"","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.115.3.241-242","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.115.3.241-242","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 3","pages":"241-242"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11845808/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143405276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-12-19DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307910
Julien Robitaille, Jürgen Rehm, Mark S Kaplan, Carolin Kilian, Laura Llamosas-Falcón, Shannon Lange
Objectives. To estimate the alcohol-attributable fraction (AAF) for suicide in the United States. Methods. Using restricted-access data from the National Violent Death Reporting System for 2021, we estimated the sex-specific AAF for suicide, among those 15 years of age and older, by sociodemographic characteristics and suicide means. An alcohol-attributable suicide was defined as that for which the decedent had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10 grams per deciliter or higher. Results. In 2021, the AAF for suicide for males (20.2%) was significantly higher than that for females (17.8%; P < .001). The AAF for suicide was higher for both males and females who used a firearm as the means of suicide (23.4% and 22.8%, respectively) compared with their counterparts who used other means (16.5% and 15.9%, respectively). Conclusions. Despite some variation, AAFs for suicide were consistently high, with about 1 in 5 suicides being attributable to alcohol use. Therefore, suicide prevention initiatives in the United States should also target excessive alcohol use. (Am J Public Health. 2025;115(3):364-368. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307910).
{"title":"Direct Estimation of Alcohol-Attributable Fractions for Suicide in the United States, 2021.","authors":"Julien Robitaille, Jürgen Rehm, Mark S Kaplan, Carolin Kilian, Laura Llamosas-Falcón, Shannon Lange","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307910","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307910","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives.</b> To estimate the alcohol-attributable fraction (AAF) for suicide in the United States. <b>Methods.</b> Using restricted-access data from the National Violent Death Reporting System for 2021, we estimated the sex-specific AAF for suicide, among those 15 years of age and older, by sociodemographic characteristics and suicide means. An alcohol-attributable suicide was defined as that for which the decedent had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10 grams per deciliter or higher. <b>Results.</b> In 2021, the AAF for suicide for males (20.2%) was significantly higher than that for females (17.8%; <i>P</i> < .001). The AAF for suicide was higher for both males and females who used a firearm as the means of suicide (23.4% and 22.8%, respectively) compared with their counterparts who used other means (16.5% and 15.9%, respectively). <b>Conclusions.</b> Despite some variation, AAFs for suicide were consistently high, with about 1 in 5 suicides being attributable to alcohol use. Therefore, suicide prevention initiatives in the United States should also target excessive alcohol use. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(3):364-368. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307910).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"364-368"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11845837/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142862988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2025.308018
Alfredo Morabia, B Ethan Coston, Paul Erwin, Laura Ferguson, Bisola Ojikutu, Wendy E Parmet, Julian Santaella Tenorio
{"title":"Celebrating 115 Years of <i>AJPH</i>: Perspectives on Public Health in a New Political Era.","authors":"Alfredo Morabia, B Ethan Coston, Paul Erwin, Laura Ferguson, Bisola Ojikutu, Wendy E Parmet, Julian Santaella Tenorio","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308018","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308018","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 3","pages":"301-303"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11845835/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143405206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.308001
Laura Magaña
{"title":"<i>AJPH</i>'s Coverage of Education in Public Health in the Age of Democracy's Crisis.","authors":"Laura Magaña","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.308001","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.308001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 3","pages":"321-323"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11845815/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143405187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307985
Nancy Krieger
{"title":"Buyer's Remorse, Betrayal, and Blame: Who Will Be Held Responsible for the Adverse Health Impacts of the US Elections?","authors":"Nancy Krieger","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307985","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307985","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 3","pages":"324-325"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11845821/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143405202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}